Senior Finance Manager

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for freight and transit rail. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, the company has unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit the company’s new website at: http://www.WabtecCorp.com .
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Role Summary/Purpose:
The role is responsible for the overall finance function for a manufacturing operation in the rail sector. The candidate will be responsible for the overall budgeting/financial forecasting, manufacturing and operational finance, reporting, controllership, and statutory compliance. He/She will serve as the key business partner to the managing director and his core staff to drive execution, manage cost and working capital management. There will also be a string emphasis on simplification/process improvement across the operation.
Essential Responsibilities:
• Lead the annual budgeting and monthly + quarterly forecasting/estimates and pacing (orders, sales, cost, margins, CFOA) in partnership with the commercial and operating teams, as well as divisional HQ stakeholders
• Partner with the sales director and support the commercial/tendering process … critically evaluate tender economics, ensure completeness/accuracy of inputs and reasonableness of assumptions including local content requirements
• Partner with the managing director and support the operational team (project management, planning, sourcing, supply chain, warehouse, manufacturing) drive execution and on time customer deliveries
• Provide thought leadership and insights around risks and opportunities to the commercial and operating teams to ensure that these are quantified, and appropriate mitigations or actions implemented and tracked
• Lead the financial close and reporting process monthly + quarterly, ensuring the process is completed timely and accurately, including on time reporting in line with the divisional and corporate reporting calendars
• Supervise the activities of the site finance team (2) performing various finance cycles (production account